I've been asked to help with an upgrade. I notice that there are quite a few structural changes between these versions. So what is the best way to go? My thoughts run like this: take a GEDCOM from the v6 build, rename the present Legacy folder to something else, and build v7.x in a new Legacy folder. Import GEDCOM to v7.x.... That seems simple enough - but there may be a better way, of course. Suggestions welcome... Paul

On Wed, 8 Aug 2012 20:05:25 -0700 (PDT), pblair <pblair@pcug.org.au> wrote: >I've been asked to help with an upgrade. > >I notice that there are quite a few structural changes between these versions. So what is the best way to go? > >My thoughts run like this: take a GEDCOM from the v6 build, rename the present Legacy folder to something else, and build v7.x in a new Legacy folder. Import GEDCOM to v7.x.... > >That seems simple enough - but there may be a better way, of course. Suggestions welcome... Just install it, open the Legacy 6.0 database with the new version and it will convert it. Back it up first, because the old version won't be able to read the new one. I haven't done if from 6.x to 7.xx, because I never used 6.x, but I did do it successuflly from 5.x to 7.x. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk

On Thu, 09 Aug 2012 10:12:42 +0200, Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote: >On Wed, 8 Aug 2012 20:05:25 -0700 (PDT), pblair <pblair@pcug.org.au> wrote: > >>I've been asked to help with an upgrade. >> >>I notice that there are quite a few structural changes between these versions. So what is the best way to go? >> >>My thoughts run like this: take a GEDCOM from the v6 build, rename the present Legacy folder to something else, and build v7.x in a new Legacy folder. Import GEDCOM to v7.x.... >> >>That seems simple enough - but there may be a better way, of course. Suggestions welcome... > >Just install it, open the Legacy 6.0 database with the new version and it will >convert it. As Steve says, jus let 'er hap'n Cap'n. But I always have a GED of every data base JIC. Hugh

Than k On Thursday, August 9, 2012 1:05:25 PM UTC+10, pblair wrote: > I've been asked to help with an upgrade. > > > > I notice that there are quite a few structural changes between these versions. So what is the best way to go? > > > > My thoughts run like this: take a GEDCOM from the v6 build, rename the present Legacy folder to something else, and build v7.x in a new Legacy folder. Import GEDCOM to v7.x.... > > > > That seems simple enough - but there may be a better way, of course. Suggestions welcome... > > > > Paul Thanks, people. Followed the suggestion, worked just fine. Paul